WESCO International, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2012 Earnings on April 19, 2012; Conference Call and Live Webcast Scheduled for 11:00 A.M. ET

PITTSBURGH, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a leading provider of electrical and industrial MRO products, construction materials, and advanced integrated supply procurement outsourcing services, will announce first quarter 2012 earnings on Thursday, April 19, 2012, before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a conference call at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time that day to discuss the earnings results.

The call will be available via conference call as well as a live audio webcast that can be accessed by clicking on the microphone icon on WESCO's home page at the www.wesco.com website. The call replay will be available on the WESCO website through midnight, Wednesday, April 25, 2012.

WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating ("MRO") and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") product, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2011 annual sales were approximately $6.1 billion. The Company employs approximately 7,100 people, maintains relationships with over 18,000 suppliers, and serves over 65,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include commercial and industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers and utilities. WESCO operates eight fully automated distribution centers and approximately 400 full service branches in North America and international markets, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.

The matters discussed herein may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Certain of these risks are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as well as the Company's other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.